Power On signs multi-utility deal for five utilities including heat at Hartlepool Marina

  Posted by: electime      18th March 2026

Utilities connections expert, Power On, today announces it has been awarded the contract by regeneration specialist, Jomast, to provide all five vital utility connections at a transformational waterfront development in Hartlepool. Power On will be providing electricity, water, wastewater and fibre-to-the-premises connections, along with an ecologically-sound ground source heat pump network to the first of several phases on the development known as Hartlepool Marina.

What began as a proposal for the heat network only, quickly became a multi utility submission when Jomast was introduced to Power On’s further capabilities:

Networked ground source heat pumps 

Power On’s networked ground source heat pumps (NGSHPs) provide an innovative low-carbon solution particularly beneficial for high-rise or high-density buildings, as is the case at Hartlepool Marina where apartment blocks are six and seven storeys high.

With 32 boreholes being drilled an average of 200 metres deep, vertically, throughout the development, the NGSHPs will meet the Future Homes Standard with carbon emissions reduced by 75-80% from day one. The energy efficiency will be up to five times that of gas and 30% more efficient compared to installing individual air source heat pumps. The heat network will be owned and operated by Power On and regulated by Ofgem, ensuring consumer protection.

The NGSHP system was instigated by Carbon Plan Engineering (MEP Consultants), to meet with energy reduction targets and to minimise environmental impacts.

Full multi utility

In addition, Power On is also providing its full multi-utility offering: electricity, water, wastewater and fibre-to-the-premises. Originally, Jomast was planning on contacting local DNOs and incumbent providers individually, to get separate quotes for each utility. Once Power On had made the developer aware of its multi-utility capabilities, Jomast could immediately see the sense and efficiency in going to just one provider for all its utility connections.

Ian Williams, Director, Jomast, said: “By using Power On’s multi-utility and NGSHP solution we are making savings on both time and cost. We will minimise the number of trenches dug, making a huge cost saving and limiting disruption on site. The economies of scale make so much sense but we will also benefit from just one point of contact with one Project Manager.”

Passive cooling 

Indeed, the only element missing from the current package is cooling. Although Power On is quick to point out that with networked ground source heat pumps, passive cooling can easily be retrofitted making use of the infrastructure already installed. This would make this a MUCH development – an acronym coined by Power On to cover its Multi Utility Cooling & Heating capabilities.

Alex Randall, Business Lead for Sustainable Heat at Power On, said: “We are delighted to have been awarded this contract by Jomast and look forward to working with them directly to provide an effective and efficient service installing effective and efficient utilities. The cost savings of choosing a multi utility provider are perhaps only surpassed by the environmental benefits of choosing a low-carbon solution like networked ground source heat pumps.”